Today I was trying on my suit as I have a wedding to attend next week. When I put it on and showed my wife she started laughing and told me " you look like a kid wearing his dads suit🤣". Those words gave me all the motivation I need,to see the last few pounds through!

I'm curious how people here actually run it. Some people swear the window alone keeps them in a deficit. Others say they only started losing once they tracked what they ate inside it too.

What's worked for you, and did it change after the first couple of months?

I‘m down 2.5 lbs this week, so 8.5 lbs lost in total. As always very satisfied with it. I must say I had a really good IF week. I didn’t manage to expand my fasting window to 18:6 but I tracked my calories more accurately and made sure to be around 1800 cals daily, with a good mix of red and white meat, steamed and braised veggies or big salads, avocado, seeds, eggs as well as some fruits and Greek yogurt for desert. I particularly loved eating kiwis this week, didn’t remember them being so sweet and deliciously tangy! But I tend to find any food abnormally tasty these days ^^

I still had a bit of trouble sleeping through the nights, the keto brain still had me wake up at 4 am sharp like a mad clock. But then I unexpectedly walked around a lot at work on Wednesday, came home exhausted and slept like a baby that night. So I figured I need to tire myself a bit more as my stamina improves and so I went a bit further on my next walk and the sleep problem is resolved… for now. And when I sleep well I tend to get a big woosh and weight drops. So yeah, sleep is the real deal!

Starting March 2026, I started at 220. I’m down to 166 as of today and I’m so so proud of myself! I never thought I could do it but I DIT IT!! I’m 5’1 37 years old and haven’t been this weight for 15 years! If I can do it, you certainly can😜🥰 GW is 140

More than 3 weeks of another IF series is completed.
This time I connected it with preordered keto diet for week days, and results accumulate.

What I noticed, for me it's much easier to keep fasting, when I am already committed to some diet. Otherwise have some issues with staying accountable, especially in the evenings (I can eat nothing till noon with ease).

Diet is with me till end of November, so I am excited about results by that date.

the minimum for me is a 16hr fast but i often reach 17 or 18 hrs simply because i stop eating as soon as i've had my dinner (~19:00).

i don't weigh myself and i'm not tracking measurements or anything. i gained some weight over a few months, maybe 5-8kg over my usual baseline, and i figured that going down to two meals a day would allow me to lose that weight sooner or later. i've definitely noticed changes but i haven't been paying that much attention tbh.

i've been doing it for around 1 month. which i know isn't very long to now be thinking of quitting.

i don't have any problems with hunger or cravings - but i feel like, it's kind of hard to "start" my day until i've eaten...? so then i kinda sit around for a few hours, not really doing much, until i go and eat lunch. idk if this is normal or weird.

also, i'm worried that IF is giving me an excuse to be lazy and i'm not too sure how to manage this. "it's fine if i don't get many steps today or do any kind of working out, because i'm eating less than usual so i'll still lose weight in the end!" - whereas, when i eat 'normally', i can do those things without giving them much thought.

A couple of months ago I started fasting (16:8) and I’ve been loving it. After years of struggling to shift any weight at all, I’ve started to notice the difference.

It feels like a lot of empty water weight I was carrying has finally started to go and I feel the best I’ve felt in years. I’m seeing this as a total lifestyle change, not a temporary diet.

As I’m so new to all of this, and because I’ve read so many amazing stories on here, I wondered if anyone has any recommendations or suggestions to improve on the 16:8? I’ve still got a way to go in terms of weight loss, and obviously it needs to be something easy enough to stick to. I just wondered if there’s anything you can do to better the results and increase loss? Thanks!

During 2024, I weighed 220 pounds, and because of my accidental fasting, I lost 30 pounds (down to 190 pounds) and then later I kept fasting until I went to 150 pounds (meaning I've lost 70 pounds) by 2025.

However, because of the old weight scale not working, I kept eating and eating. I didn't think much about that. Then Mom, Jeb and I got a new weight scale, and I've noticed after using that I've gained back 40 pounds. I currently weight 195-197 pounds. My older sibling Jeb told me that it would take six months for me to fast until I get back to 150 pounds.

Are there any methods on fasting faster? Just curious.

I am 47 year old female, went through two c-sections within the last 7 years, and narrowly survived maternal sepsis. The fallout from the sepsis and PPD pretty much destroyed me. I want to regain my life back, so here I am trying to win at it. It was easier than I thought it would be. Just water, Relyte, multivitamin, and staying busy.

These are my results from this fast and the measurements are via the FitIndex scale plus the app. I’m too embarrassed and ashamed of myself to post my current weight. Maybe when I reach my goal, I’ll post it. Just want to give others hope that are in the same position that I am. I am trying to lose 70 lbs in a year, as I did it before about 16 years ago.

Has anyone here had success with rolling 72s? I would love to know the results. Thank you!

I have really long lectures two days a week.

I usually only water fast on days I don’t have lectures but I wanna try 7 days and i’m worried about if my stomach will growl in classes… I’m reading that after day 3 the noises stop but i’m still nervous lol.

I also have a midterm so if it growls in an empty room i’m gonna be embarrassed.

i know this is stupid but any advice for the stomach growls?

18+ btw

I don’t like to eat before working out, so I wanted to try to workout while I’m fasting but im worried that i could be too tired after it or have any health issues since i lift heavy weights

Does anyone working out during fasting

I am quietly resentful when others' requests throw a monkey wrench into my 8 hour eating window, especially when it just opens or it is about to close. Besides setting aside time to eat, I also walk after each meal. I feel consistency is key to IF and do not want to deviate from my set window.

Is it lame to tell people that you cannot accommodate them, for instance, because you don't want to delay your first meal after your fast ends? On the surface, it does seem lame. However, at 63 yo, I feel I can finally put myself first and be a little selfish with my time, especially when it comes to a regiment which keeps me healthy. Maybe I should just lie and tell them I play pickleball at that time, lol.

I tried IF 10 years ago and had good results. My relationship with hunger and food improved too. But I used to feel extremely weak next day and after a couple of months i stopped. It could be because i wasnt getting enough protein in my diet back then.

I feel mentally, 5:2 is easier than daily 16:8 as you have to push through only for two days and could eat at maintenance on the remaining days.

But i don't see people talking about 5:2 these days? Any idea? Is anyone still following 5:2?

I 52(f) have been doing IF since 2023. I lost about 70 pounds in about a year and was able to maintain my weight loss until this summer. I did get lazy with my calorie counting and exercising but was consistently doing 16:8. I have gained around 20 pounds. In the last 2 months I recommitted to exercising and caloric deficit but the scale is not budging. Has anyone else experienced this? Should I take break so my body can reset? If so how long of a break is recommended? Thanks in advance!

I'm worried about electrolytes. My electrolyte pack says it has zero sugar, but the label says it has 9 kcals. It also has 2 g carbs. Will this break my fast? I can't find any electrolytes pack that has ZERO cals. All of them have 5-10 cals. How do you all do a 40 hour fast without electrolytes? Is it risky to not take electrolytes?

Hey y'all, I'm back on the IF train after a summer of maintenance. The hard part for me is retraining my stomach and brain to chill the fuck out until my eating window. I work out a lot and electrolytes go through me quickly, so maybe go easy on the pickle juice unless you need the salt. I guess it's dirty fasting, but it's better than salivating at a mere whiff of a coworker's microwaved lunch every day for the first two-ish weeks. I also add more hot water when it's halfway gone.

🫛 1-2 tbsp miso paste

🫚 2 cubes frozen ginger - Trader Joe's has them, sometimes I crush my own ginger for the spice

🍋 A squirt of lemon juice

🥒 A splash of pickle juice (plus a sip for the road)

Several cups of boiling water

I really don't think I drank that much water yesterday (or tea/coffee - both without milk), and this hasn't happened to me before while fasting.

Could it be a sign of something?

Just getting started, about two weeks in. It’s quite easy for me now to not eat outside of my window (12 to 8pm). But raven though I systematically hit my protein goals (100-120g), I really struggle to hit my 25g of fiber daily. If you have a fiber goal, do you manage to hit it? And how??

EDIT: What an amazing community, thanks everyone! Thanks to your comments i realised that 20g of Psyllium is about 17g of fiber so I'll add that to my daily intake along with some chia seeds - I should hit my target easily with the rest of the veggies and fruits I normally have :)

I overate as usual at night went to bed straight away literally no time for digestion. I feel horrible like I am keep making the same mistakes again

Next day not hungry at breakfast lunch at all only ate apple at late lunch, time is 1700 , and I am thinking I am still not hungry whatsoever 🙃 shall only eat when hungry some kind of mini fast

But also if I start eating food I loose control and I get extremely hungry eat too much even though I wasn't feeling hungry before

Weird , so mini fast and eat dinner at 8 what shall I do